On July 30, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a proposed rule that would make significant revisions to the FDIC’s regulations implementing the provisions of Section 29 of the Federal Deposit...more
8/5/2024
/ Bank Deposits ,
Banking Sector ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Brokered Deposits ,
Brokers ,
Comment Period ,
Depository Institutions ,
FDIC ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Proposed Rules
In this Weekly Roundup Issue. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a proposed rule to impose a special assessment pursuant to systemic risk determination; The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve...more
Regulatory Developments -
FinCEN Issues Initial Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Guidance -
On March 24, FinCEN published guidance materials for the new beneficial ownership reporting requirements taking...more
4/17/2023
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Commercial Loans ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Credit Cards ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Preemption ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
Regulatory Developments -
FinCEN Proposes Form of Report to Collect Beneficial Ownership Information and Application to Obtain FinCEN Identifiers -
On January 17, FinCEN proposed a form of report to collect beneficial...more
1/27/2023
/ Beneficial Owner ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Climate Change ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Examination Priorities ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
New Guidance ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Rulemaking Process ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Exchange Act ,
Transfer on Death Deed (TOD)
Regulatory Developments -
Federal Reserve Invites Public Comment on Proposed Principles for Large Banking Organizations to Manage Climate-Related Financial Risks -
On December 2, the Federal Reserve announced that it...more
12/12/2022
/ Broker-Dealer ,
Climate Change ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Military Service Members ,
Nasdaq ,
NYSE ,
OCC ,
Payment Systems ,
Preemption ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Public Comment ,
Pump and Dump ,
Regulation S-ID ,
Risk Management ,
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) ,
Truth in Lending Act (TILA)
Regulatory Developments -
Federal Reserve and FDIC Solicit Public Comments on Proposed Rulemaking Addressing Large Banks’ Financial Stability -
On October 14, the Federal Reserve and the FDIC published for public...more
Regulatory Developments -
Federal Reserve Seeks Feedback on Proposed Updates to FMUs Risk Management Requirements -
On September 23, the Federal Reserve invited comment on proposed updates to operational risk...more
10/3/2022
/ 10b5-1 Plans ,
Broker-Dealer ,
Comment Period ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Market Utilities ,
Forbearance Agreements ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Marketing ,
Mortgages ,
Refinancing ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Regulatory Developments -
Agencies Issue Joint Proposal to Strengthen and Modernize CRA Regs -
On May 5, the FDIC, the FRB and the OCC issued a joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPR) to “strengthen and modernize” the...more
5/16/2022
/ Advisory Opinions ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Crowdfunding ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
ECOA ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Export Controls ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Regulatory Agencies ,
FinTech ,
NPRM ,
Popular ,
Risk Alert ,
Russia ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In This Issue. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is urging financial institutions to focus their efforts on detecting the proceeds of foreign public corruption; the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority...more
4/22/2022
/ Annual Reports ,
Bribery ,
Climate Change ,
Corruption ,
Embezzlement ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
ETFs ,
Extortion ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Statements ,
FinCEN ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Investors ,
Misappropriation ,
Money Laundering ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Corruption ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Registration Statement ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
In this Issue. The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published an alert warning financial institutions of possible efforts to evade U.S.-imposed sanctions on Russia and Belarus; the U.S. Department of the Treasury...more
3/14/2022
/ Banking Sector ,
Belarus Sanctions ,
Beneficial Owner ,
Biden Administration ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Digital Assets ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
FATF ,
FDIC ,
Financial Action Task Force ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
Investors ,
Money Laundering ,
OCC ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Russia ,
Shell Corporations ,
Terrorist Financing ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Virtual Currency
In This Issue. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed a new rule to increase market transparency regarding short selling and extended the comment period for its proposed rule requiring reporting on...more
3/4/2022
/ Annual Percentage Rate (APR) ,
Banking Sector ,
Bias ,
Borrowers ,
Comment Period ,
Community Reinvestment Act ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Threats ,
Cybersecurity ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Federal Reserve ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Form CRS ,
Interest Rates ,
Lenders ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Loan Servicer ,
OCC ,
Property Valuation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Public Comment ,
Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF program) ,
Regulation Best Interest ,
Regulation SHO ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Short Sales ,
Short Selling ,
Student Loans